good morning. crackdown. police use tear gas on the supporters of the occupy wall street movement in oakland as authorities in atlanta storm into a downtown park overnight, arresting dozens of protesters there. what's driving the rising tension? cancun in the crosshairs, authorities begin evacuations along mexico's popular caribbean coast as hurricane rina approaches, a powerful category 2 storm that could also impact the florida coast. this morning, new details on where and when rina will hit.

and stormy start, the arizona couple who tied the knot in the middle of a massive dust storm. they've cleaned themselves off and they're sharing the dirty details with us. "today," wednesday, october 26th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning, i'm matt lauer alongside acac. last we saw you or heard you, you had no voice. >> and i can speak again. i can. >> i'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. >> i know, it could be a terrible thing. meantime this poor cup until arizona. wouldn't it be great if that was the only dust-up in their marriage. >> she's back! let's talk about something more serious, oakland's interim

police chief talking about our lead story this morning, is defending the use of tear gas against the protesters saying it had to be done because they were hurling bottles and rocks at his officers. we'll get the latest on the story. the hpv vaccine, usually when we talk about it, we're talking about young girls receiving the vaccine, we're talking about boys. dr. nancy snyderman will weigh in on that. we're talking about glenn beck known for his hot button issues and comments, in an interview he shows a softer and emotional side, as he looks at his childhood and why he would never want to be his wife or kids. we'll hear from three big stars, we got eddie murphy, antonio banderas, and selma hayek. with hurricane rina approaching mexico's popular caribbean resort areas, al's

upstairs with the latest oen this. good morning. >> matt, ann, thanks so much. this is a powerful storm but it is very compact. hurricane rina, category 2 storm with 110 miles-per-hour hours, 235 miles south southeast of cozumel, moving west at 5 miles per hour so it has picked up some steam. as we look at the path of this system it looks like it's going to cross the yucatan peninsula right there along the eastern tip sometime early friday morning around 2:00 in the morning with 100-mile-per-hour winds and saturday makes a right turn and between cuba and key west. we can't rule out the fact that southern florida may feel effects probably as a tropical storm but could be a minimal category 1 storm. the models don't all agree what this is going to do, which way is it going to go. you can see over the next several days there are models that bring it close to southern florida. we'll continue to watch this because the problem this storm

has the potential to dump a lot of rain in the keys and southernmost parts of florida. matt? >> thanks very much, al. we'll get your forecast coming up in a moment. for now let's get a check of the morning's top stories savannah guthrie in for natalie at the news desk. >> good morning, ann and matt. in the news today, oakland, california, tensions are running high between occupy wall street protesters and police there. officers in riot gear used tear gas on demonstrators as clashes cropped up throughout the day and night. police said the tear gassing was touched off when protesters started throwing rocks and bottles. in atlanta, more than 50 protesters were arrested in a park including a state senator. more stunning rescues this morning in turkey, some three days after a devastating earthquake trapped people in the rubble. nbc's michelle franzen is in ercis, turkey, with more. michelle, good morning to you. >> reporter: well, savannah, it's day four here since the earthquake struck and the chances of surviving beneath the rubble now diminish with each

hour but still, there are stories of dramatic rescues, just four overnight and another one just taking place a short time ago, that's giving workers the hope they need to keep searching. a university student was pulled from the wreckage of a collapsed apartment building overnight, injured, but alive. the 18-year-old was trapped for more than 60 hours before rescuers in ercis reached him. the city is the hardest hit by sunday's major earthquake. it comes just hours after the miraculous rescue of a baby girl, born just two weeks ago, pulled alive from the collapsed apartment building that was her home. her name is azra. somehow she survived for two days and frigid nights. her rescue triggered jubilation. cradled by her rescuers she was rushed to a waiting ambulance, but azra was not alone. her family had been buried with her, her mother, sakin, still trapped, had managed to lift her baby to the arms of rescuers.

she was pulled out soon after and rushed to the hospital. then azra's grandmother was found and she, too, was carried to safety. hope mixed with the reality that searchers are recovering more bodies than survivors. hundreds are still missing, and thousands displaced from their homes, and waiting for more aid and shelter. they gathered today along a road outside the city, where a new shipment of tents was due to arrive. meanwhile, baby azra and her mom were flown to ankara for medical treatment, together again and doctors say doing fine. and that work around the clock continues here. workers concentrating on this spot down the road. crews are also trying to locate azra's father, still missing, and said to be at the home at the time of the earthquake. savannah? >> michelle franzen in ercis turkey, thank you. long time "60 minutes" commentator andy rooney is in

the hospital after complications following surgery. cbs says the 92-year-old is in stable condition now but offered no other information. famous for his crumudgeonly observations, he retired from the magazine earlier this month. we wish him well. it's now 7:06. back to ann, matt and al. >> we do wish him well. there's something comforting, he makes you feel like grandfather's in the room and got something to tell you. thank you very much. >> mr. roeker is back with his local forecast. what's going on? we've got a big snowstorm going on in the central rockies. we look and we'll show you we've got winter storm warnings and watches in effect for much of the central rockies and more snow, another five to eight inches of snow, as you look at the radar we've got it still piling on. the heaviest snow going to happen around midday in the central rockies. we expect to see anywhere from five to eight inches in denver, some areas may be picking up a

foot to the south of the mile high city. e >> good morning. it should be a fairly nice day today. by the late afternoon, we will see a chance for a few rain showers. >> and that's your latest weather. ann? >> al, thanks. now to politics. president obama is wrapping up his west coast tour today after taking a few shots at the gop presidential field on "the tonight show." kristen welker is in colorado with details on this. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, ann. president obama will speak at this denver university later today, where he'll announce help for graduates struggling to pay

off their student loans. on monday he announced help for homeowners, both are executive actions that don't require congressional approval. now this trip is not all about policy. he's also attended half a dozen fund-raisers, and spent some time with jay leno on tuesday. >> president barack obama. >> reporter: a smiling and upbeat president obama on "the tonight show with jay leno." >> have you been watching the gop debates? >> i'm going to wait until everybody's voted off the island. >> really? >> once they've narrowed it down to one or two i'll start paying attention. >> reporter: traffic gridlock on his way to the studio, he talked about political gridlock in washington. >> i think the thing that folks in, across the country are most fed up with, whether you're democrat, republican, independent, is putting party ahead of country or putting the next election ahead of the next

generation. >> reporter: later admitting he's made some mistakes along the way, a more somber president spoke at a fund raiser in san francisco. >> we've lost our ambition, our imagination and our willingness to do the things that built the golden gate bridge and hoover dam, and unleashed all the potential in this country. >> reporter: today the president unveils an initiative aimed at lowering monthly student loan payments, capping them at 10% of the graduate's salary and consolidating loans at lower interest rates. >> a 20% flat tax on -- >> reporter: meanwhile republican candidate rick perry is trying to give his sagging campaign a shot in the arm, calling for an optional 20% flat tax for individuals and corporations. >> this is the size of what we're talking about right here. taxpayers will be able to fill this out and file their taxes on that. >> reporter: instead of focusing on his tax message tuesday, reporters quizzed perry about

his recent comments that revived controversy over president obama's citizenship. >> it's fun to poke at it. >> reporter: he told krn backcn john harwood it's a good issue to keep alive. >> we need to talk about jobs. someone wants to see my birth certificate, i'd be happy to show it to them. the fact is, that is a distraction. >> reporter: critics argued that perry's tax plan could actually lower taxes for wealthy americans. perry said he's fine with that. he believes that would actually help to stimulate the economy. as for president obama, he wraps up his three-day tour here in denver, colorado, which is one of the western states that could be key to his re-election in 2012. ann? >> kristen welker, thank you so much. david gregory is the moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> hey, ann. >> why is the president making this populist effort out west,

on leno and reaching out to college graduates and will it give him the momentum he needs? >> we'll see about that. there's a new ohio poll showing he leads any republican in the field for president, that's a good sign for the re-election campaign. the conversation in washington has stopped. his jobs bill is not going anywhere. he tried to break it down. it's still not going anywhere. now the president is trying to do things he can do by himself, whether it's on housing or student aid, this is microtargeting, trying to target some individual voter groups where he can make a difference on the economy and trying to go to states and use forums like the leno show where he can directly reach people and get outside of the din of washington. >> is there anything in governor rick perry's flat tax plan that might give him some traction? >> well, look, these flat tax ideas have become all the rage here in the campaign because of herman cain. can you believe it? but that's what's happening and now republicans are rushing to do something that a lot of americans want, which is to get rid of the tax code. there is so much disaffection

and frustration right now washington, the idea of getting rid of the tax code is very popular. the problem is, this does help the rich. it hurts a lot of the poor and the middle class. political professionals i talked to say the problem with the flat tax ideas is once voters look at it a second or third time they don't like it much. a lot of voters in the iowa caucuses are not necessarily rich so it may not stand the test of time and oh, by the way, how do you get it passed when nobody can agree on tax reform right now? >> that's right. herman cain, who forced this tax debate, this idea ofdebate, he' new web video featuring his campaign manager smoking. what do you think the video is trying to say to us, david? >> i have no idea. i mean, i don't know whether they're selling camel cigarettes or selling a candidate, but i mean all i can tell you is that the writers of "saturday night live" can put up their feet because the work has been done for them. that's completely crazy, honestly, and this is indicative of what a lot of people say is

the problem with herman cain. herman cain is leading in polls in key states, including ohio in a poll out but an ad like that seems to reflect the fact that he doesn't have an organization that's up to snuff. he doesn't have a message. i mean, to use some of the campaign manager who is not known and take that tight shot of him smoking honestly it's just bizarre. i don't know what they're trying to convey. >> there's something clearly unconventional about herman cain's campaign and is there something about the unconventionality that actually is appealing to voters? >> well, yes, put the ad aside and the answer is yes, there's no question. he's an outsider who's running an outside kind of campaign, that's resonating right now. you look at polling that's come out within the last couple of weeks, including the one that's out today. people who actually either blame the government or don't trust the government is near 90% of those polled. that gives room to somebody like herman cain, who does have a simple message, who is an done a lot of interviews and

comes across quite well. that's quite different from spending campaign funds on an ad that doesn't appear to make any sense. >> david gregory, thanks for your reflection this is morning. appreciate it. it is now 7:14, here's matt. a new recommendation when it comes to your kid's health. on tuesday a federal advisory committee said young boys should be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus. dr. nancy snyderman is here with details on this. >> hi, matt. >> you want to walk into a room and bring up an argument with parents it's vaccines. hpv affects girls at a higher rate than it does boys. why this recommendation? >> we used to think that. now we're seeing a big uptick, over 200% increase in head and neck cancers related to the virus. it's not just cervical cancer in women and it's not just head and neck cancer in men but also now been linked to heart disease in women so now we're talking about a sexually transmitted disease that is proven to cause cancer

later in life >> when you talk about sexually transmitted diseases, that raises another question for parents, a, it gets into the whole debate do they want to start to think their kids are sexually active and do they want to have that conversation with kids? will that make it harder for some parents to go this route? >> i think it was a terribly marketed vaccine. it came out as a sort of now you can be sexually promiscuous vaccine. they got it wrong. to me it's an anti-cancer vaccine. the reason you inoculate kids early you want them to have the antibodies to the virus when they get exposed down the line. the recommendation was 11 to 13 but what never made sense to me, if you have a sexually transmitted virus and boys are on the carriers, even if the burden is on the girls why not vaccinate everyone? the cdc now says let's start vaccinating boys and girls. >> it comes in three shots,

about $300. will the recommendation make it more likely for more insurance plans to cover it. >> i hope not only that but will decrease the hurdle for parents to get it. it's sort of a clumsy vaccine because you need three of them. do you it as a preteen, that scares some parents and yes, a lot of vaccines haven't been covered by insurance, i'm hoping that's now going to push carr r carriers to insure. >> cold and flu season is coming up. on tuesday a study out says carrying extra weight on your body, people overweight or obese have less, the flu shot is less effective for them. why is that? >> right, so the flu shot is different every year, based on what we think is going to be infectious. two groups of people, obese and the el earl, it doesn't seem to work as well. i don't want people to get the message then i won't get my shot. i think it's important for people around obese people or the elderly to make sure you're immunized so you don't bring the virus home to them and put them at risk. the elderly die preferentially because the virus attacks them

because their immune systems are down, die of secondary pneumo a pneumonia. it can be a lethal disease even in mild flu seasons. >> nancy snyderman, thanks very much. it's 7:17. once again here's ann. >> thanks. britain's queen elizabeth ii is in the middle of an australian tour but as a proposed change to the ancient law of british royal succession that's getting a lot of attention. sara james is in melbourne. sara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. queen elizabeth is here to meet with leaders of the commonwealth nations, countries like australia, which remain part of the british empire. her 16th trip here is filled with tradition, but it might also overturn a sexist tradition, which is three centuries old. >> welcome to her majesty, the queen. >> reporter: on hand to open melbourne's royal children's hospital the queen looked sharp and vigorous, showing little sign that she is 85 years old, still contemplating royal's

succession is as old as the british monarchy, meaning these children aren't the only ones in the spotlight. there's plenty of talk about babies yet to be born, specifically any offspring of the duke and duchess of cambridge. >> i don't think that's going to happen immediately, because obviously she's still learning the job of being a royal princess, but obviously that's their priority. >> reporter: if william and kate have a bouncing baby boy, he's william and heir apparent but if they have a daughter first and then a son the younger boy becomes the royal heir. >> at the moment the sovereign has to meet certain qualifications, the heir, the direct sense which is biased towards males. >> reporter: in japan the country's first born male policy is in the constitution and little princess aiko is unlikely to sit on the chrysanthemum throne. in sweden the succession took place in 1980, three years after

the birth of baby victoria. she is crowned princess, younger brother carl philip nearly a prince. now they want to change the 300-year-old law which prevents women succeeding to the throne unless there is no male heir. >> it is true that kate and william are very popular and this may have spilled on some of the changes here. >> reporter: already here in australia, there was controversy when prime minister jewulia guillard chose to bow instead of curtsy to the sovereign. >> to have this old law is simply outdated. it's sex discrimination in the oldest form. >> reporter: of course, great britain already has a queen, but that's only because elizabeth didn't have a brother. she reportedly favors the proposed change. and it's worth noting that

perhaps the most successful british monarchs have been women, queen elizabeth i, queen victoria and this queen who has been on the thrown for nearly 60 years. royal watchers say that while any change to succession would have to pass parliament, the time something no accident. it could be in place by the queen's diamond jubilee next year. ann? >> all right, to be continued. sara james thank you so much. and just ahead, what michael jackson's nurse revealed about the singer in court that caused her to break down on the stand, but first, this is "today" on nbc.

coming up, controversial commentator glenn beck opens up about his troubled childhood. plus a ceremony nearly blown away by a massive storm. first your local news and weather.

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a will and will be called to the stand was found guilty of murder in the death of william porter last month at the gas station. prosecutors say she gave bishop the gun to kill mr. porter. here is kim dacey at traffic pulse 11. >> we have an accident in reisterstown. deer park and at nicodemus road. northbound 95 approaching little gunpowder falls bridge, a crash has been going on for quite some time. a few things to watch out for. delays forming around the area. in the northwest corner of the beltway, you can see the outer loop is backing down. pretty typical for this time of morning. live view of 95 in white marsh. very, very slow.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> so far so good weather-wise. clouds will be thickening up as we head through the morning. 53 at the airport, 47 in parkton. increasing clouds, a chance for rain showers late this afternoon and evening. perhaps on the drive home from work, you see a little bit of rain. we will hit 70 this afternoon. rainshowers likely tomorrow and thursday, and then a break and cool on friday. showers come back on saturday. a few snow flakes mixed in. it will clear up for the ravens game

7:30 now on this wednesday morning, 26th day of october, 2011. you're looking at some nice people up and early today. we're glad they decided to make their start on our window of the world, rockefeller plaza. i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. a florida court released the names of the men and women who

acquitted casey anthony of murdering her daughter and those jurors are already facing ridicule, there's a lot of nervousness among them. we'll get details coming up. also ahead kathie lee gifford goes one on one with controversial pundit glenn beck, based in part on his troubled childhood. he got emotion about that and his family, coming up. weather is always a concern in outdoor weddings. look at this, an arizona bride and groom never imagined they would have to worry about their ceremony being crashed by a massive dust storm. we showed you this video on tuesday. now this morning we'll get to meet the couple coming up. >> you may kiss the bride, if you can find the bride. but we begin this half hour with emotional testimony at the trial of michael jackson's personal physician. nbc's jeff rossen is in los angeles, he's been covering the case. jeff good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. there was a witness who literally broke down on the stand, so much so the judge actually had to delay the trial

for a little while, about 15 minutes, while she rested and got her act back together, and that was just the beginning of the courtroom drama on tuesday. in fact, more of michael jackson's personal secrets were revealed. >> i'm feeling really, really dizzy. i'm sorry. >> reporter: that's cherilyn lee, michael jackson's nurse. >> if i could just rest for a little bit i would appreciate it very much. >> don't worry about it. >> thank you. >> reporter: after a short break she told the jury just months before his death michael came looking to her for pro pro follow, brand name dirivan. >> he looked at me and said i've had difficulty sleeping. i'd tried everything and what i need is something that's going to help me fall asleep right away, and then he went more into "the only thing that would do that is diprivan." >> i'm just trying to conserve myself throat so please

understand. >> reporter: the defense strategy, paint michael as an addict, trying to get propofol from anyone he could. prosecute ares fired back on cross-examination. >> you were not willing to give michael jackson the propofol or diprivan or iv drip, correct? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: there were other problems, behind the scenes the concert promoter was losing faith in michael's ability. randy phillips was in charge. >> there was concern michael wasn't really taking it seriously enough or focused. >> reporter: the concert promoter says he confronted michael himself. >> michael was very clear that he was ready, as he said "you build the house and i'll put on the door and paint it." >> reporter: there was more to phillips' testimony. michael's private thoughts aired out in open court, that he was fixated on beating his rival, prince, performing more shows than he did in that arena, and demanding the "guinness book of world records" be there to document it.

phillips said michael was only doing the tour to pay for a new home, sick of moving his children from place to place. >> and that he just really wanted to settle down. he was tired of living like that, and it was emotional. i cried. so. >> did he kroo cry? >> yes. >> reporter: in a tough moment for the defense, phillips testified that dr. murray called jackson healthy and never told concert promoters about the singer's sleep problems. defense report card? >> big "f" today. a whole lot of witnesses with a whole lot of nothing. >> reporter: if you're murray's lawyers do you put him on the stand now? >> if i represent him no way. risky move. he's sympathetic, looks like a nice guy his words are going to get jammed down his throat. >> reporter: sources close to the case now tell nbc news no final decision has been made yet about whether to put dr. conrad murray on the stand or not. they're going to have to figure it out soon, though, matt. the pace is really picking up

and as we have been reporting the jury could have this case as early as early next week. >> jeff rossen in los angeles, jeff, thank you very much. it's 7:34, here's ann. >> matt, thanks. with the cooling off period now over, the names of the jurors in the casey anthony case have now been released for the first time. nbc's kerry sanders followed the trial and is in pinellas county florida with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, ann. the judge was reluctant to release the 12 jurors and fiveality national names and feared they would face harassment or worse and it didn't take long for the judge to be secret. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: the 12 jurors who found casey anthony not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter caylee had remained an anonymous but for one choosing to do an interview while revealing her identity. tuesday their names were part of

the record the i.d.s were there on twitter. someone using casey anthonys under the fake name casey eyebrows 1 posted all 12 and the five all the nationals names and addresses. over on facebook postings like this, "yes, now we know who the stupidest people in america are." but the judge says he fears worse could happen after seeing protest pictures like these following the jury's verdict. >> our landscape in this country has changed. people have no reservation or hesitation about walking up to an individual, pulling a gun, a knife or any other type of weapon. >> traditionally anonymous juries have been used to protect from harm from organized crime mobs. here it's an internet mob and it's so much more difficult to know whether it's malicious chatter or malicious threats. >> reporter: why does florida make jurors' names public, in part designed to keep the legal system open to outside inspection.

>> i really do feel for these jurors. i think that they are innocent victims in an internet world gone wild. but i also feel very passionately about our democratic right to keep court records open. >> reporter: news reporters went door to door tuesday hoping a casey juror might choose to explain how they reached the conclusion she was not guilty. >> go away, please. >> reporter: but none did. >> 2580? here. >> reporter: potential jurors in broward county, florida, say they don't mind jury duty but having their names as part of the public record was not something they realized was the law. >> i don't think that should be right. >> reporter: will it impact you when you're being asked questions? >> no. >> if i'm on a big trial that's out there in the news i do not want to be identified. >> reporter: in his order releasing the jurors' names, judge perry quoted juror number 12 who spoke to msnbc.com, she said that she quit her job, retired early and moved out of state, all because of the

backlash. ann? >> kerry sanders, thank you so much. coming up in our next half hour, what "today's professionals," star, donny and dr. nancy think about the names. for now we get a check of the weather from al. >> cloudy skies, not a bad morning. nice ladies in pink hats. where are you from? >> florida. >> reporter: just the whole state. they just move around. pretty good, all right. let's see what's happening for your day today, we're talking about temperatures a little on the cool side, northern new england into the northeast, 40s and 50s across the plains, 30s in the rockies, 20s some of the upper elevations where they're getting hammered with a lot of snow, up to a foot of snow in some of the upper elevations, showers moving into the pacific northwest, sunny and cool, morning fog down in los angeles, we got the sunshine in the southeast, showers and thunderstorms making their way through the mid mississippi into the upper ohio river valleys. that's what's going on in the country.on

>> good morning. we're starting out with some dry weather. increasing clouds and mild. >> that's your latest weather. ann? >> all right, al, thank you so much. coming up next, an emotional glenn beck opens up to kathie lee about the price of fame and his troubled childhood, right after this. why do we have aflac...

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we're back now at 7:42. glenn beck is known best as a fiery often controversial commentator. even though he's left the world of table news, he is still making waves. kathie lee recently caught up with him. >> good morning, matt. since leaving fox news g about, tv, i sat down with glenn in his manhattan studios to discuss his latest venture and his latest book, inspeared by difficult

times in his own childhood. >> somebody said, you know, for people who don't know you, this book will come as a surprise and i said well, of course, they don't know me. i'm much more than the cartoon character. he's the fat cat, lord of the underworld. >> reporter: it's this glenn beck, the outspoken commentator that most people are familiar with but in his latest fiction book requesting the snow angel" beck tells the story of abuse and resempgs, inspired by his own childhood. >> we never talked about my mother's suicide. she died when i was in my teens. >> she drowned. >> yeah. >> was it suicide? >> i saw a big expose a couple of years ago on this, people actually almost dug my mother up, the jury is out, you don't know. >> still a mystery. >> i think we all avoided it because when you live in an alcoholic family or an abusive family, you tiptoe and you don't

want to step on any, you don't want to step on any mines. >> so it is quite autobiographical then in that sense. >> yeah. >> even though the names are changed it's all part of what makes glenn beck you, right? >> yeah. and my father told me -- gosh. >> let's take a little -- >> now the "today" show is going to make fun of me again. >> no, they're not. >> abuse is generational. i told my dad a few years back, you've set the football down, dad, and you've moved it so far down the field from your father. it's my turn now, and that's really the inspiration of this story. i took the job two years ago -- >> it's been a complicated year for glenn beck. he left fox news in june after it was reported his

controversial show struggled to find advertisers. in september he launched gb tv. >> we are starting a movement in america. >> reporter: starting at $4.95 a month, subscribers can watch beck's online only show five nights a week, according to one report, well over 200,000 people have already signed up. so you started here with gb tv after leaving fox, no regrets about leaving fox i gather. now you own it? >> i own it. >> you don't have to worry if walmart buys "time" or anybody else? >> nope, i don't owe a man a dime. i don't care if we have sponsors. i don't care -- i really don't care anymore. i think the networks are a thing of the past. >> reporter: but it's beck's point of view that keeps his audience tuned in. what's your take on what's happening with occupy wall street? juxtaposed against what the tea party did as a grassroots movement? >> well there's real problems. the sentiment of people saying

wait a minute, there's corruption. we know there's corruption. there's corruption in the bank. there's corruption in wall street. there's corruption in our own companies. >> so do you see some common ground with the frustration? >> with the frustration, yes. with some of it, but other parts of it, it is, i go back to what i said in january, and i stand by it. radicals, revolutionaries, communists, socialists and islamists, who are not on the same page on a lot of stuff, will gather together to end the capitalist system and the western way of life. that's what's happening. >> reporter: his opinions have made him well-known and wealthy, but have also come at a high price. i met you only one other time before and it was at the "today" show studios and you had, you're a big guy, but you had about five huge guys around you. that's just a part of life for you, isn't it? >> yes. >> and for your entire family? >> yes. >> has it been worth it, glenn?

>> only he will answer that. i don't know. i wouldn't want to be my kids. i wouldn't want to be my wife. but it's what comes with it, good and bad, that's the bad. what happens happens. we do the right thing. we try to. >> and one other thinging that we learned is that glenn will be moving his family and his program to dallas come january. matt? >> interesting interview and i know you're going to have more of this in the fourth hour? >> that's the rumor. >> you better get working. kathie lee thanks. up next the couple that got married in the middle of a dust storm, after this. at walgreens? so you don't have to deal with this. almost a princess. that's the last tiara. get it.

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love of my life and i look up and i see this big old dust storm and i'm like wow, it's about to hit us right now and that's the expression you see on youtube is my face noticing the dust storm is about to hit us. >> jen, you turned around and looks like you saw it coming as well. did you think about stopping? >> yes. >> what was your thought there? >> the thought was just let this, you know, we need to keep this moving. we need to speed this along because we're going to get hit really bad in about, you know, 30 seconds or less. >> uh-huh, and the judge who presided over the ceremony didn't even miss a beat? >> not really. he was really good about moving it along. he did skip a couple parts to keep us on schedule but he did a really good job. >> there is a sense when you watch this video that against all adversity you still tied the knot. is that the feeling -- there's an umbrella going up, looking at the video right now. did you have that feeling as you were getting through all this?

>> yeah. you know, it was odd. it was eventful, it happened, but you know, we got married and i guess it was always that me and her are married and it is what it is. >> now i understand, jennifer, you're pregnant. do you know if it's a boy or girl? >> it's a little girl, um-hum. >> have you thought about sandy as a name by chance? >> no, i don't think we'll be using that one. >> bottom line, you know, it wasn't the perfect, in terms of weather wise, wedding, in terms of for you, jennifer, as we all dream of but there has to be something kind of wonderful about all the attention and the sweep going on for you. >> it is. it's a little overwhelming but it's been a lot of fun and you know, it is what it is, and as my aunt says, if nothing happened, with he wouldn't have a story to tell. >> that's right. well, thanks so much. back after this.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. time for a check on your morning commute with kim dacey and traffic pulse 11. >> accident eastbound on 70 right at route 40. backups and lane closures possible. accident confirmed off the shoulder of clarksville pike. another thing to watch out for there.

all lanes of deer park road are shut down temporarily at liberty at the liberty reservoir bridge. area to avoid. take 140 as your alternate there. crashed southbound at 97 at route 50. delays in the area -- northwest corner of the beltway at old court road. very backed up all the way from 795 down to edmondson. live view of 95 in the white marsh area, that is southbound traffic that is jammed all the way down through 895 and beyond. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. tony, over to you. >> nice starts this wednesday. partly cloudy skies. we should get through at least the morning drive. 62 and edgewood. 47 in parkton. we will make it into the upper 60s and low 70's this afternoon. clouds will thicken up and we will see a chance for rain showers late this afternoon and

into this evening. again, most of the day will be dry. rainshowers likely tomorrow. 10 degrees cooler. high near 60. we should get a break on friday. saturday, another system comes in with scattered rain showers. it may be cool enough for a few snowflakes. it should clear up for the

8:00 now on a wednesday morning, it's the 26th day of october, 2011. got some people out in the crowd here probably with umbrellas by their side, getting ready for some rain that's going to move through the area although i'm looking at some sunshine. >> it won't be 'til later. >> good news for these people, we're happy they stopped by. matt lauer along with ann curry, back from a couple days off and mr. roker joins us as well, also in our studio right now, "today's professionals" talking about donny, nancy and star.

they're going to hash over some of the big topics of the day including the report that lindsay low han is posing nude for "playboy" and are we spending too much time teaching kids about computers in our schools? >> hmm. >> hmm. >> a collective hmm. >> and a little bit later on you remember monday you chatted with ben stiller. >> yeah, a couple of days ago. >> for me that's a long time ago. well, we've got eddie murphy in studio. we're going to catch up with the "tower heist" co-star and eddie also gearing up to host the academy awards. >> funny guy. also coming, two other big stars, antonio banderas and selma hayek joining us this morning, the stars of the new animated movie "puss in boots." >> a lot to get to. natalie is off today and savannah guthrie standing by at the news desk with the headlines. >> good morning guys. mexico's tourist resorts are

preparing for the onslaught of hurricane rina. emergency shelters have opened now and cruise ships are changing course. rina which had winds of 110 miles an hour this morning is forecast to reach the mexican riviera by friday. president obama wraps up his three-day western swing with a speech in denver, outlining his plan to ease the burdens of college loan debt, next to mortgages, student loans are the leading source of household debt in this country. during an appearance tuesday on "the tonight show" president obama talked about the way moammar gadhafi was killed, saying "you never like to see anyone come to that kind of end" but added it sends a strong message to dictators around the world that people long to be free. former senator john edwards faces a critical day in court today as he fights to get the criminal case against him thrown out. be in's senior investigative correspondent lisa myres joins us. >> basically what edwards is

trying to do today is to get the case thrown out before it goes to trial. some say it's the legal equivalent of a hail mary. john edwards walks back into a courthouse in north carolina today, armed with five arguments why his indictment should be dismissed. it's a return to hard reality, just four days after the joyful celebration of his daughter, cate's marriage. prosecutors charge that edwards requested, accepted and received unlawful contributions, in order to hide his involvement in an extramarital affair and thereby preserve the viability of his campaign to be president. >> no other candidate has ever been charged criminally with any case that even approximates this. >> reporter: ken gross, former head of enforcement for the election commission and previously a consultant for edwards' defense argues the case goes beyond the law. >> none of that money was used for any campaign-related expense, no tv added, no radio

ads, to pay campaign workers or otherwise advocate his election. >> reporter: the government says edwards broke the law by not reporting almost $1 million secretly provided by two supporters, which was used to hide his pregnant mistress, rielle hunter, in fancy homes and on private jets. >> i don't think it's that novel. >> reporter: former federal prosecutor dan boyce says the government has laid out a strong case. >> the defense doesn't want this case to go to the jury. they're trying to get out of the case on a technicality. >> reporter: edwards insists he did not violate the law and claims the case is politically motivated. if the judge doesn't buy edwards' arguments he could be back in court for a trial in january. now the judge is not expected to rule today. by all accounts edwards faces an uphill battle to get this case thrown out, given the momentum of a federal indictment. as you know, savannah, most of the time judges would rather have a jury decide.

>> lisa myers in washington, thank you. arrow smith fans are googling front man steven tyler who had stitches and emergency dental work in a paraguay hospital tuesday. tyler survived a serious stage fall two years ago reportedly slipped in his hotel bathroom this time and knocked out two teeth. pop star pink just back from maternity leave is generating buzz already. she hopped on stage at a new york shakespeare event to sing a surprise duet of "summertime" with show regular karen marie richardson. ♪ summertime ♪ ♪ and the livin' is easy >> sounds pretty good. pink gave birth to a baby girl in june. one day after snooki graced our show, a sweet looking grandma is stealing her "jersey shore" thunder by reading snooki's tweets on youtube.

>> and then you really have to pee. no bueno. >> grandma's no rookie. she cut her youtube tweets from reading 50 cent. now back to al with a check of the weather. it's fitty cent as we learned yesterday. >> fitty. we got our friends here hanging out, you've collected all of our pictures. >> picture s on aluminum. >> this way we can't rust. let's check your weather see what's happening. golden, colorado, they are getting dumped with more snow, they've already gotten about five to six inches throughout golden, denver, central rockies, another five to eight possible. billings, montana, you're doing all right. a little chilly but you got sunny skies. nbc8, a beautiful day today. a frontal system making its way across the northeast, on into the mid-atlantic states,

bringing some showers from new england all the way down into the northeast, and the upper ohio river valley. we got showers in the pacific northwest, sunny and cool along the california coast, and speaking of cool we got a cutie here. who is that? >> this is van. hey, buddy. >> how old is >> good morning. it should be a fairly nice day today. by the late afternoon, we will see a chance for a few rain showers. >> and that's your latest weather. ann? al, thank you so much. coming up next, why is age such

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we're back now at 8:11 with "today's professionals" weighing in on the hottest trends and latest headlines. as always we have star jones, donny deutsche and dr. nancy snyderman. >> good morning. >> a lot to get to. in florida the names of the jurors who acquitted casey

anthony in her recent murder trial have been made public after being kept secret for a while because of the fallout over the trial. given the nature of the case, star, and the controversy over the verdict, is this the right move? >> i definitely don't think that the names and addresses, that's the part that bothers me more than anything, that the addresses have been made public. >> didn't the state release the names and then someone else go dig up the addresses? >> which is so easy to do. >> nowadays in a technological world that we live in, you can get anybody's address at any time but then people show up at your home. that is extremely dangerous with the kind of volatility that came out of this trial. >> what is the logic of releases -- why is there a law that allows it. explain the advantage. >> it's called the sunshine law, where the public has a right to information. >> but it's insane. by the way what happens god forbid somebody gets hurt. there's no privacy in the law. >> people want to get out of jury duty already. if you think you're going to be on a controversial case and might be in harm's way, who is

going to sign up. >> you're going to get out of jury duty or come up with a decision in the case that will get you in the least trouble and not stick to the law or the facts. >> a lot of people thought it was a lousy decision but it was tried, done, over. >> we talk about the need for kids could become current with computers for their success in the future, college and beyond. there's a school out in silicon valley apparently a lot of the students there are the kids of high tech parents and they've decided they don't want computers in the classroom at all. they don't even encourage computer use at home. >> this is the waldorf school. when i lived in san francisco we went to look at the waldorf school and they said to me, i was already on the air, your kids can't watch television at home. i said that's what i door a living. they said this isn't a good school for you. plain and simple. >> i love it. >> but it's absolutely none, none. no technology, no television. >> they have it the rest of their lives. these kids don't know what it's like to not be attached to a

screen. they're going to have computers. i think it's wonderful, highlights interpersonal skills. i love it. >> that's one kind of school. i would be upset if it were all kinds of schools and some families do believe that technology is not what you want in your home all the time so then choose the waldorf school. >> let's be real, it's an expensive school so people who are technologically plucked plugged in can afford the money to go there. >> if you're going to pay $38,000 to teach your kid to color inside the lines g ahead. >> let's move on. according to recent reports, lindsay low han is posing nude for "playboy," the shoot began last weekend. donny, you were there. what was it like? [ laughter ] >> you know -- the cake -- you stole my line. the catering wasn't what it should be. you know what? she's on brand here. that's reality. lindsay low han is on brand. >> why is it crazy? >> i love the fact that he has analyzed it. she's on brand. she's a bad girl.

>> that's who she is and by the way, one "a" director martin scorcese decides to cast her in a film she'll be back. >> this photo will have to be touched up. if you look at pictures -- >> you don't think they touch up the photos? it's not the first time they'll touch them up. >> something's happened to her teeth and i mean this sincerely from a medical standpoint. i think there's a drug ush eye that one she's not going to be insured, i don't think the photo shoot is going to hurt her career. will it help it, i don't know. >> she's reportedly going to make $750,000 and $1 million. she needs money. >> she has not made any film that anybody can name in the last few years. >> kim kardashian did a raunchy sex video and did okay. >> good point. >> an actress is suing amazon for revealing her age on imdb the website. she claims offers for roles dropped sharply after the popular internet published

damaging information, her age. >> i'm so tired of celebrities, well-known people complaining when the media doesn't work in their direction. god forbid they'll use it, use it. >> i don't think she's well-known. she's a struggling actress. >> let's be real, she's a struggling actress who was not successful in the beginning. >> she's part asian so she's going to have great skin forever anyway. >> why do you foous condition these things? >> there's nothing wrong with women claiming ages and she's going to say she's maligned. >> would you say your age? >> i will be 50 in march and thank god i have lived and look this good because black don't crack and i'm happy about it. >> what was the last one? >> black don't crack. >> last one, guys, i'm moving on. >> as well you should. >> "forbes" out with the highest leading dead celebrities. michael jackson, elvis presley, marilyn munroe, charles shulz, and there is a report, only in

america, john lennon's rotten tooth is up for auction for $16,000, given to his housekeeper in the 1960s. >> lindsay's teeth are going to be fine. >> donny are you up? >> i got out of the bidding at $14,000, so i can't talk about it. >> really creepy. >> it's really creepy. while we're talking about things like that, saddam hussein had his tooth extracted and his finger cut off for ooix, who is holding on to that stuff. >> michael jackson is worth more dead than alive. >> that's what's happening. >> maybe it will happen to you once you go. >> up next, eddie murphy on his new movie and the oscars. he'll talk to al right after this.

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how to pick a lock with a bo bey pin. practice on this door. here's your bobby pin. this is your bobby pin. this is your bobby pin. this is your punk ass bobby pin. take it. you unlock the door, or you're going to freeze to death. i'm going to be inside having sex with rita. >> eddie murphy good to see you. >> good to see you, too, always. >> i've got young kids who know eddie murphy as "daddy day care" as family comedy guy. is this a are urn to the eddie murphy we came to know in "beverly hills cop" and "48 hours"? >> i don't know it's a return to. i haven't done an edgie or adult role like this in a while that people connected with. people keep saying it's been so long but i've done stuff that just may not have been as, you know, y'all wasn't trying to go see at the movie theater. i've been very serious. doing something. >> we just weren't there. >> "i don't want to see that"

and i do something you all like. it seems to long. yes it has been so long. where have y'all been? >> so not only are you staring in "tower heist," but with your' also one of the executive producers. >> i'm one of the producers. >> one of the producers. >> the core premise of the film is one of my ideas, the whole idea of a bunch of disgruntled employees robbing a building that they worked in was my idea. >> you go way back with brian grazer, he produced "boomeder"b and "nutty professor." >> bev a shorthand communication. brian has a great way of shaping my ideas into full-on, you know, screenplays and movies. >> your career really has evolved. we saw you in "dreamgirls" that was really in a sense a seminal turning point for your career, people said this guy can act.

you've always known you could, but -- >> every five years they do that with me. like now, they're like hey, he's funny. every five years he'll be like, you know, eddie murphy can act. the last 30 years you discover me every five years again but at least y'all do. >> that's right. that's the important thing. when you're doing this at this point, what haven't you done that you want to do? >> well, i haven't hosted the oscars yet. i'm looking forward to doing that but i don't really think of it, i don't think artists have careers. you kind of have like your life that you're here and the work that you do, while you're here. >> you're talking about hosting the oscars. i mean that's fraught with danger. a lot of people hosted that and come out the other side, you know, kind of bruised. >> i haven't seen a comic do it yet and not do at least, you know, get a serviceable job. usually comics can, you know -- >> are you nervous about it? brett ratnor is producing it, you got that connection. >> i'm not nervous rights now because i'm sitting here with you. it's october and lovely morning,

but right now you know, right now i'm looking forward to it. a little excited about it, if anything. not nervous. >> yes. what are you thinking about? are you going to do edgy stuff or -- >> i'm thinking i'm going to come out in a sky blue tuxedo, and urinate myself. that will get a lot of chatter. >> kind of hard to hide that in the sky blue. >> exactly. that's why i want powder blue. all of the sudden cut away, the music start playing, cut away! then i'll start introducing people. ladies and gentlemen, clint eastwood. >> it's been 25 years since you've been at "snl." is there any chance you're going to -- there was some talk you were going to show up when ben stiller -- >> ben ben was hosting, yes, wonderful picture.

when ben was hosting the show, it was like, yeah, the movie is coming you the, get a little extra buzz for the picture if you hopped on and did -- it was like hey that's an idea, i haven't been on there in so long and we couldn't make it come together quick enough but i would love to go back there. >> you'd love to go back. would you host "snl"? >> absolutely but has to be the right timing and right thing. >> i know loren, i could make a call. >> tell him, you know. >> you know you got the costume for it already. >> they still have all that stuff. >> really? >> i didn't take those costumes with me. i'm leaving the show and i want the buckwheat suit. don't ask questions, just put it in the bag! and gumby, too. >> eddie murphy -- >> you want mr. rogers stuff? you trying to be funny, huh? >> the movie is "tower heist" opens in theaters nationwide

november 4th. eddie murphy always good to see you. we're right back after these messages. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a final check on the morning commute with kim dacey. >> we will give you a look at it accident we have on eastbound 70 at 40. right lane blocked there. the extra time if that is on your route there. 195, a report of a disabled

vehicle. saratoga and smallwood, a crash to watch for there. lombard street, we have a crashed there as well. perring parkway, disabled vehicle. not sure if lanes are blocked. crash on southbound 97 at route 50, causing quite a back up. lanes are open but it is causing a backdrop. it will give you a live look at the northwest corner of the beltway. backing down quite a bit from 795 down to edmondson. switching to a live view of the topside of the beltway, the outer loop is slow from harford to charles. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you see a little bit of sunshine on the traffic cameras. clouds will be thickening up as we head through the morning. 53 at the airport, 48 in parkton. forecast for today, increasing clouds, a chance for rain

showers this afternoon. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70's. after a cool start it will be nice and mild. rainshowers likely tonight and probably during the day tomorrow as well. friday looks mostly dry, chilly, then the showers come back on saturday. high temperatures in the 40's. >> we will have another update at 8:56.

8:30 now on a wednesday morning, the 25th of october, 2011. it's a better than expected start to the day, as we say

hello to all of our new friends here in rockefeller plaza. we were kind of expecting rain, but -- >> not al, al wasn't. >> not from me! >> apparently i'm listening to the wrong people. >> there you go. >> we've got a real treat a live performance from country star vince gill today and that's right, there he is. ♪ and a cool cast. >> you remember "puss in boots" in the movie, he's got his own movie, the voice provided by antonio banderas and he's joined by selma hayek. >> i love how he did that, is that how he did it? >> very cool. we've all had a beer with dinner, but how about a beer in dinner? mark bitman has new recipes that call for therosty stuff.

>> get your costumes ready. monday is halloween. we have our halloween extravaganza on the plaza. we want you to get in on the action as well. finalist of our costume contest will receive vip passes to catch pop star justin bieber live in concert on the plaza. >> that's right, he's going to be here the day before thanksgiving and their overall winner will get to meet the justin, so that's today's hollywood -- >> "the justin"? >> the justin, the hollywood, hollywood contest. >> mr. roker how about a check of the weather? >> they both have distinctive hair styles. let's show you what's happening, oir day starts off with some rain later on in the northeast, through the ohio river valley into the mid mississippi river valley. snow continues in the central rockies including denver. showers in the pacific northwest. tomorrow that rain changes over

to some wet snow in interior sections of new england and upstate new yorking. looking at snow showers through the southwest, mild conditions along the west coast, hit or miss showers and thunderstorms >> good morning. we're starting out with some dry weather. increasing clouds and mild. >> a lot of weather going on out there. check it any time of the day or or not. go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com online. >> we'll do that al, thanks so much. coming up the voice behind the animated adventures of puss

in boots, antonio banderas and selma hayek. first this is "today" on nbc.

♪ meow, meow, meow, meow >> this isn't our first rodeo here. he is a sword-wielding don juan good friends with the green oeger. puss in boots has his own film when we learn about his mischievous adventures before shrek and a lovely new lady. antonio banderas is puss in boots and salma hayek is kitty softpaws. this is a coincidence, that's my nickname kitty soft paws. you know that, don't you? what did you think when your agent called you? >> i thought it was a joke. they told me about the movie and i said what's her name, and he

said "kitty soft paws." i go no really. >> how'd she get that name? >> well her paws are really soft. >> it's as simple as that? >> it's he as simple as -- when you see the movie, ask, how -- my paws are very soft. >> they're soft as soft as they come, yeah. >> you've been talking about a spin-off of this character with jeffrey cakatzenburg for a long time. we go back. >> we want to see the story of his life, when he was a very little kitty cat, which is very interesting. if he was cute before, forget it. now you got to take it home. it's unbelievable. >> are these two characters similar in terms of they're both kind of mischievous, kind of larcenous in their hearts? >> they're competitors but at the same time there is some kind of romantic stuff going on between both of them. >> i love that it's feminine. it's a feminist take because the

hero hero heroin is as strong with the guy, as good with the sword and dancing. i love it -- >> yes? >> i have a 4-year-old -- well, yeah in the movies. >> you meet her at a heist and track her to a cats only club and instead of duking it out -- >> it's true. >> is that the reaction it's supposed to get in the movie? >> yes, absolutely, yes. >> you end up dancing it out. let's take a look. >> let's take a look. >> you'll see that i'm as good. ♪ >> so where does this, does this go to, is this a full-on romance by the end of this? >> it starts with a lot of fighting, we don't like each other at the beginning. >> it's a whole entire fight during the entire movie. this is just an example of what is going to happen during the rest of the story. >> this is your first animated

film, it's your 43rd time working with antonio. why do you keep coming back for more? >> tell the truth. >> the truth is because i have been very successful by piggy riding in his career. he does all the work and i just like jump on the train. it's true. it's a coincidence. we work with robert rodriguez. i love working with him. i do, but it's not like except for the one time that he did me this huge favor by doing "f "freida" it's really not been our decision. >> more of a casting and a director's decision? >> yes. >> you guys, because you have chemistry together you got to bend the rules a little bit when it comes to animation most times. >> right. >> even in most of this you record your voices separately but you convinced the producers and directors to give you a shot to do some of it together. what was the difference in that? >> the technique is just that

you work individually but in this particular case, knowing her from the movies that we did before, i asked jeffrey katzenburg and our director chris miller to give us the opportunity to work together. what you can do basically when do you that, you can improvise. you improvise when you're by yourself when the other person comes it's difficult to match whatever you did but if you are together, you're going. >> and i mentioned it's your first animation movie. did you like the process -- i understand you did some of the voiceovers in your pajamas. >> i loved it. >> didn't have to do your hair. >> i loved it, no hair, no makeup, no clothes, you just go and have a good time, nobody's rushing you because the light is disappearing and you have to get this thing perfect. it was a lot of fun. i got to tell you something, i did put makeup on just so that they would do this because if you saw the takes, i was too embarrassed to show, so we did, this is like a fake, it looks like i'm working but -- >> that's just for publicity

purpose. >> that wjust for publicity. >> you can tell i'm completely aware of the camera. it's just for you guys. i don't want to scare you. >> good to have you guys back together. antonio, salma, thanks very much. "puss in boots" by the way opens on friday. up next, adding fla ivor to your next meal with beer. first this is "today" on nbc.

back now at 8:40, this morning "how to cook everything today" we're cooking with beer. mark bitman says for your next stew or soup, set aside the chicken stock and crack open a six-pack, the author of "how to cook everything" and his recipes appear in "the new york times" magazine. this sounds like fun. >> canned chicken stock is not the greatest thing in the world but there are so many good beers out there now and it's lighke

cooking with wine or stock, adding liquid flavor. >> you're saying there's a culinary reason to using beer. >> you just drink it, you can drink it. you don't need me to tell you to drink it but i'm saying a lot of cooking and we're going to look at a few different things, a lot of cooking uses flavorful liquids. beer is made out of whole grains, it's got hops which are bitter, malted barley, usually kind of sweet. there's a lot of flavor in there. >> for example in carnitas. carnitas are stewed meat and an incredibly easy recipe, because you take some pork chunks, we've got bay leaves, cumin and coriander, some cinnamon, onion, garlic and a mild ancho chili. >> what or the sort of beer goes along with that? >> it's a wheat beer, and a light beer because you've got so much flavor in here already.

>> that is some facial. mmm, that's nice. >> and it's, you know, we're going to add a little more. could you use water for the second half, but hey. and basically you cook this for an hour, an hour and a half, until the meat is quite tender, and you take it out, by that time a lot of the liquid has evapora evaporated. >> i would think the beer would help tenderize the meat. >> you might think that but the cooking tenderizes the meat. >> i can think of a lot of things that are not right. >> after an hour, hour and a half, the meat is soft, you take it out, shred it, cook the rest of the liquid out and these are really good. >> now all the alcohol is cooked out of it? in other words we can give this to our kids without worrying it's going to make them tipsy? >> tipsy kids is not necessarily a bad thing, but -- yes, you can. >> you did not hear this. this is a family show. >> yes, you can. the alcohol actually cooks out in about three minutes. >> so it's really just the flavor, and what is the flavor

that you would say it adds? >> i think in this case some sweetness and a little kind of graininess, a little, well wheat. >> a little bit of wheat. let's talk about beer bread. >> this is beer bread, multigrain bread, we have white flour and cornmeal. >> i've heard about beer bread. what are its charms? >> again here, we're using a beer that's kind of sweet, and you know, in the old days people considered beer a kind of liquid bread, so to combine beer and bread is kind of a natural thing, but the other thing it does is it helps with leavening so we added baking salt and olive oil. >> if you use beer you don't have to use yeast? >> it helps -- we wouldn't be using yeast anyway. we're using baking powder but it helps with spring. as you can, as you'll see when we go back here and look at the

bread. >> let's go back there. we know how that looks when we stir it. look at that. >> here's the bread. and this is a whole grain bread, it's half cornmeal and whole wheat so it's not necessarily an easy bread to make all together but the beer does help with the leaven and you've got a nice crumb there. sorry i don't have any butter for you. >> that's okay. okay, great, it tastes really great. now we have a soup here, and it's a beer cheddar soup? >> this is german and midwestern united states, beer and cheddar, and in this we're using a dark beer with a lot of flavor. >> well, this is a great idea. >> it's a beautiful thing. >> i want to quickly interrupt you, a special congratulations to lish, our "today" assistant food stylist won a network, food network competition show called "chop." she's won $10,000.

okay, chef lish, there you go. we thank and congratulate her and thank you. >> she's the best. >> she is the best, helps us look good every day. coming up next, a live performance from country superstar vince gill, we'll offer him some beer but first this is "today" on nbc. >> very nice. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at

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toyota. >> country music superstar vince gil has 20 grammy awards, sold more than 26 million albums worldwide. he's out with a new cd, his first in five years, called "i go lar slinger." welcome back. >> how you been? >> great. >> how you been? >> great. >> what is cooler than the fact it was recently vince gill week in nashville, tennessee. >> doesn't get much better than that and i got a bauble head. >> i don't care how many times your name country music entertainer of the year, you get your own bauble head that was sweet. >> cooler than a grammy i must say, it was awesome. >> by my count this is your 17th album. >> i wouldn't know. >> that's a lot of music but first in five years. why were you waiting? >> i built a new studio in my house and took longer than i anticipated. i lost a dear friend, john hughhughey, played in my band for the last

20 years and this is the first record i made without him and, he passed away and took a couple years to get done start to finish and everybody's schedule and working and working on a record, i produced a leann rimes record in the middle of making my record so it just took a little while. it's all good. >> you're going to sing a song called "threaten me with heaven" and you think it's one of the most powerful songs on the cd. why do you like it so much? >> it reminds me of "go rest high on that mountain," with my brother 20 years ago i had no idea the song would impact people the way it has, especially in times of struggling and this song seems similar in that people will find good comfort in this song. >> we've asked you to rehearse it probably more than normal this morning because we liked listening to it to be perfectly honest. ladies and gentlemen, vince gill. >> thanks, matt. ♪

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